William Hunter, Lord Hunter

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Not to be confused with William Wilson Hunter.

William Hunter, Lord Hunter, KC, DL (9 October 1865 – 10 April 1957) was a Scottish advocate, judge and Liberal Party politician.

Early life[]

Hunter was born on 9 October 1865, the son of David Hunter, a ship-owner from Ayr.[1] He was educated at Ayr Academy and at the University of Edinburgh where he graduated with an MA in 1886 and an LLB in 1889.[1]

Career[]

He was admitted as an advocate in 1889.[1] He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1905.[2]

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Govan Division of Lanarkshire from 1910 to 1911 and was Solicitor General for Scotland also from April 1910[3] to 1911.[1]

He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in December 1911,[4] replacing the deceased Lord Ardwall. He took the judicial title Lord Hunter, and sat on the bench until 1936.

He also chaired the Committee of Inquiry into the Amritsar massacre which condemned the conduct of General Reginald Dyer.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (ed.). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 353. Retrieved 11 January 2011 – via archive.org.
  2. ^ "No. 11778". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 November 1905. p. 1117.
  3. ^ "No. 12242". The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 April 1910. p. 444.
  4. ^ "No. 12414". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 December 1911. p. 1293.
  5. ^ Nigel Collett (2006). The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer. A&C Black. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-85285-575-8.

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Preceded by
Robert Duncan 		Member of Parliament for Glasgow Govan
January 1910–1911 		Succeeded by
Daniel Turner Holmes
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Arthur Dewar 		Solicitor General for Scotland
1910–1911 		Succeeded by
Andrew Anderson


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